Historical Birthday
16 Jan 1245
Edmund Crouchback son of Henry III of England (d. 1296)
16 Jan 1477
Johannes Schner German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547)
16 Jan 1501
Anthony Denny confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559)
16 Jan 1616
Franois de Vendme duc de Beaufort French soldier (d. 1669)
16 Jan 1626
Lucas Achtschellinck Flemish painter (d. 1699)
16 Jan 1634
Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter Norwegian poet (d. 1716)
16 Jan 1675
Louis de Rouvroy duc de Saint-Simon French writer (d. 1755)
16 Jan 1697
Richard Savage English poet and playwright (d. 1743) date not proven
16 Jan 1728
Niccolo Piccinni Italian composer (Buona Figliuola)
16 Jan 1749
Vittorio A Alfieri Italian countpoet (Maria Stuarda)
16 Jan 1757
Samuel McIntire woodcarverarchitect (architect of Salem)
16 Jan 1807
Charles Henry Davis Rear Admiral (Union Navy) (d. 1877)
16 Jan 1815
Henry Wagner Old Brains Halleck American expert in military studies and Major General (Union Army) born in Oneida County New York (d. 1872)
16 Jan 1834
Albert Lindley Lee American lawyer Kansas State Supreme Court Judge and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Fulton New York (d. 1907)
16 Jan 1837
James Phillip Simms Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1887)
16 Jan 1838
Franz Brentano German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917)
16 Jan 1853
Johnston Forbes-Robertson British actor and theatre director (Kathleen) born in London England (d. 1937)
16 Jan 1853
Gen Sir Ian Hamilton British military commander (d. 1947)
16 Jan 1853
Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov Russian philosopher (d. 1900)
16 Jan 1864
Frank Bacon American playwright actor and author (Lightnin) born near Yuba City California (d. 1922)
16 Jan 1870
Wilhelm Normann German chemist (hardening of oils)
16 Jan 1872
Edward Gordon Craig British modernist actor director and theorist (On the art of theatre) born in Stevenage Hertfordshire England (d. 1966)
16 Jan 1874
Robert Service England Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee)
16 Jan 1875
Leonor Michaelis German enzyme kinetic theorist (d. 1947)
16 Jan 1878
Harry Carey [Henry DeWitt Carey II] American actor (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Red River) born in The Bronx New York (d. 1947)
16 Jan 1885
Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz president of Poland (1939-40)
16 Jan 1887
John Hamilton American actor (Superman) born in Shippensburg Pennsylvania (d. 1958)
16 Jan 1890
Karl Freund CzechAustrian cameramandirector
16 Jan 1890
Lloyd Bacon US actor (Charlie Chaplin) born in San Jose California (d. 1955)
16 Jan 1894
Guy Chamberlin early NFL endcoach (Canton Frankford Cards)
16 Jan 1894
Irving Mills American jazz music publisher (d. 1985)
16 Jan 1898
Margaret Booth American film editor (d. 2002)
16 Jan 1900
Edith Frank mother of Holocaust diarist Anne Frank born in Aachen Germany (d. 1945)
16 Jan 1902
Eric Liddell Scottish 400m runner (Olympic gold 1924) and Christian missionary in China born in Tianjin China (d. 1945)
16 Jan 1902
Evelyn Danzig [Levine] American composer (Scarlet Ribbons) born in Waco Texas (d. 1996)
16 Jan 1905
Ernesto Halffter Spanish composer and conductor
16 Jan 1906
Diana Wynyard British actress (Cavalcade) born in London England (d. 1964)
16 Jan 1907
Alexander Knox Canadian actor and author (Gorky Park 2 of a Kind) born in Strathroy Ontario Canada (d. 1995)
16 Jan 1907
Paul Nitze American government official (d. 2004)
16 Jan 1908
Ethel Merman American stage and screen actress (Anything Goes Call Me Madam) born in Queens New York (d. 1984)
16 Jan 1908
Gnther Prien German World War II submarine captain (d. 1941)
16 Jan 1910
David McCampbell US Navy captain fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient (WW II Pacific theatre downed 34 Japanese planes) born in Bessemer Alabama (d. 1996)
16 Jan 1911
Jay Hanna Dizzy Dean HOF baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
16 Jan 1912
Franz Tumler Austrian authornovelist (Cloak Aufruf)
16 Jan 1914
Roger Aubert Belgian church historian (Le Pontificat de Pie IX)
16 Jan 1929
Allard Lowenstein radical (Students for Democratic Action)
16 Jan 1930
Norman Podhoretz authoreditor (NY Post) born in Brooklyn New York
16 Jan 1930
Clarence Ray Allen American murderer (d. 2006)
16 Jan 1931
Vladimir Skutina writer playwrightjournalist
16 Jan 1932
Dian Fossey American zoologist (Gorillas in the Mist) born in San Francisco California (d. 1985)
16 Jan 1933
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov USSR cosmonaut (Soyuz 12 18A 27 T-3)
16 Jan 1934
Richard Wernick composer born in Boston Massachusetts
16 Jan 1936
Michael White British theaterfilm producer (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) born in Glasgow (d. 2016)
16 Jan 1937
Bob Bogle Portland rock bassistguitarist (Ventures-Batman Theme)
16 Jan 1914
Roger Wagner American choral musician (d. 1992)
16 Jan 1916
Frederick Stewart Scottish geologist born in Aberdeen Scotland (d. 2001)
16 Jan 1917
William Buddy Lester American comedian and actor (Barney Miller Phil Silvers Show) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2002)
16 Jan 1917
Carl Karcher founded the Carls Jr. hamburger chain (d. 2008)
16 Jan 1918
Clem Jones Lord Mayor of Brisbane Australia (d. 2007)
16 Jan 1919
Bob Boucher Kent Ohio orchestra leader (Music on Ice)
16 Jan 1920
Edgeworth Blair Elliott Reid American actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) born in NYC New York (d. 2013)
16 Jan 1921
Francesco Scavullo American celebrity photographer born in Staten Island New York (d. 2004)
16 Jan 1923
Martin Stokken Norwegian nordic relay (Olympic silver 1952)
16 Jan 1923
Roy Lanham Western guitar player (Sons of the Pioneers) born in Corbin Kentucky
16 Jan 1923
Gene Feist American actor playwright producer and co-founder of Roundabout Theater Company born in New York (d. 2014)
16 Jan 1924
Katy Jurado Mexican actress 1st Latin actress to win a Golden Globe (High Noon Broken Lance) born in Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico (d. 2002)
16 Jan 1928
Ezra Sims American composer of microtonal music born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 2015)
16 Jan 1937
Conny Vandenbos Dutch singer (My rose my little rose)
16 Jan 1938
Michael Pataki actor (Get Christie Love) born in Youngstown Ohio
16 Jan 1938
J Soares Brazilian author musician and TV personality
16 Jan 1941
Richard Bohringer actor (Diva I Married a Shadow) born in Paris France
16 Jan 1942
Barbara Lynn US singer (Youll Lose a Good Thing)
16 Jan 1942
Bill Francis rocker (Dr Hook) born in Mobile Alabama
16 Jan 1942
Ren Anglil Canadian music executive actor and director (Omert Lapparition) and husband of Cline Dion born in Montral Qubec Canada
16 Jan 1943
Ronnie Milsap American country singer (Legend in My Time) born in Robbinsville North Carolina
16 Jan 1944
Jim Stafford Eloise Fla singer (Spiders & Snakes My Girl Bill)
16 Jan 1945
Kabir Bedi actor (Thief of Baghdad Terminal Entry)
16 Jan 1946
Michael L Coats Capt USNastr (STS 41-D 29 39) born in Sacramento California
16 Jan 1947
Georgette Mosbacher CEO (La Prairie cosmetics)
16 Jan 1947
Juliet Berto Grenoble France actress (Le Sex Shop)
16 Jan 1948
Anatoli Yakovlevich Solovyov Riga cosmonaut (TM-591526 STS 71)
16 Jan 1948
Christopher Moran English financiermulti-millionaire
16 Jan 1948
Cliff Thorburn Victoria BC champion snooker player
16 Jan 1948
Dalvanius Prime New Zealand entertainer (d. 2002)
16 Jan 1949
Caroline Munro Windsor Berkshire English actress model (The Spy Who Loved Me Maniac) [or 1216]
16 Jan 1950
Debbie Allen danceractress (3 Girls 3 Lydia-Fame) born in Houston Texas
16 Jan 1950
Jesse Dizon American actor born in Oceanside California
16 Jan 1950
Brian Castro Australian author born in Hong Kong
16 Jan 1951
Richard Thompson American rocker (B. T. Express-Here Comes the Express)
16 Jan 1952
Lloyd Blaine Hammond Jr Major USAFastr (STS 39 64) born in Savannah Georgia
16 Jan 1952
King Fuad II of Egypt (-53) last King of Egypt born in Cairo
16 Jan 1953
Robert Jay Mathews American neo-Nazi (d. 1984)
16 Jan 1955
Jerry M Linenger PhDCmdr USNastronaut (STS 8184) born in Mt Clemens Michigan
16 Jan 1956
Wayne Daniel cricketer (WI fast bowler 1976-84)
16 Jan 1956
Saadeddine Othmani Moroccan politician and Prime Minister of Morocco (2017-present) born in Inezgane Morocco
16 Jan 1957
Ricardo Darin Argentine director and actor (The Secret in Their Eyes) born in Buenos Aires Argentina
16 Jan 1959
Sade [Helen Folasade Adu] Nigerian-born British singer-songwriter composer arranger and record producer (Soldier of Love Smooth Operator) born in Ibadan Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
16 Jan 1960
Richard Elliot Scottish-born American jazz saxophonist (When a Man Loves a Woman cover) born in Glasgow Scotland
16 Jan 1961
Paul Raven English musician (Killing Joke) (d. 2007)
16 Jan 1962
Jan Koster Dutch drummer (Sleeze Beez-Powertool)
16 Jan 1962
Kevin Ross NFL safety (Atlanta Falcons KC Chiefs)
16 Jan 1962
Joel Fitzgibbon Australian Labor Party politician
16 Jan 1962
Maxine Jones American R&B singer (En Vogue) born in Paterson New Jersey
16 Jan 1964
Gail Graham Vanderhoof BC LPGA golfer (1995 Fieldcrest Cannon)
16 Jan 1964
Mark Collins NFL cornerbacksafety (NY Giants KC Chiefs GB Packers)
16 Jan 1964
Trevor Barsby cricketer (Queensland opening batsman since 1984-85)
16 Jan 1966
Anthony Washington Glasgow Montana discus thrower (Olympic 4th 1996)
16 Jan 1966
Jack McDowell Van Nuys CA pitcher (NY Yankees White Sox Indians)
16 Jan 1967
Jeff Branson Waynesboro Miss infielder (Cincinnati Reds)
16 Jan 1969
Chelan Kozak Revelstoke BC equestrian (Olympics 1996)
16 Jan 1969
Roy Jones Jr American boxer (4 x weight divisions world champion) born in Pensacola Florida
16 Jan 1970
Don MacLean NBA forward (NJ Nets Denver Nuggets)
16 Jan 1970
Ron Villone pitcher (San Diego Padres) born in Englewood New Jersey
16 Jan 1971
Jukka-Pekka Nummi WLAF cornerback (Scottish Claymores)
16 Jan 1971
Scott Williams Orange California field hockey defender (Olympics 1996)
16 Jan 1971
Ulrich van Gobbel SurinameDutch soccer player (Feyenoord)
16 Jan 1972
Desiree Leipham WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-17th-1995) born in Spokane Washington
16 Jan 1972
Joe Horn Tupelo Mississippi American NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
16 Jan 1972
Lee McIntyre Peak Hill Aust golfer (T3 1995 NSW Trainee Champ)
16 Jan 1973
Josie Davis American actress (Sarah-Charles in Charge) [or Jun 19] born in Los Angeles California
16 Jan 1973
Mario Bates NFL-running back (New Orleans Saints)
16 Jan 1973
Willie Whitehead CFL defensive end (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
16 Jan 1973
Josie Davis American actress (Two and a Half Men Sonny) born in Los Angeles California
16 Jan 1245
Edmund Crouchback English prince and son of Henry III of England born in London (d. 1296)
16 Jan 1409
Ren of Anjou King of Naples (1435-42) and last heir of the House of Anjou born in Chteau dAngers Angers Anjou France (d. 1480)
16 Jan 1477
Johannes Schner German polymath astronomer and cartographer (Schner globes) born in Karlstadt am Main Lower Franconia Bavaria (d. 1547)
16 Jan 1501
Anthony Denny English knight of the shire and confidant of King Henry VIII of England born in England (d. 1559)
16 Jan 1587
Alexander Adriaenssen Flemish painter known for his still-lifes of fish and game pieces born in Antwerp (d. 1661)
16 Jan 1626
Lucas Achtschellinck Flemish landscape painter (Wooded Landscape) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1699)
16 Jan 1672
Francesco Mancini Neapolitan composer born in Naples Italy (d. 1737)
16 Jan 1675
Louis de Rouvroy duc de Saint-Simon French writer (Mmoires) born in Paris (d. 1755)
16 Jan 1749
Vittorio Alfieri Italian count dramatist and poet (Maria Stuarda) who is considered the founder of Italian tragedy born in Asti Italy (d. 1803)
16 Jan 1890
Lloyd Bacon American actor (Charlie Chaplin) born in San Jose California (d. 1955)
16 Jan 1897
Carlos Pellicer Mexican poet born in Villahermosa Tabasco (d. 1977)
16 Jan 1929
Tage Nielsen Danish composer born in Frederiksberg Denmark (d. 2003)
16 Jan 1930
Norman Podhoretz American neoconservative pundit (NY Post) born in Brooklyn New York
16 Jan 1930
Clarence Ray Allen American murderer born in Blair Oklahoma (d. 2006)
16 Jan 1931
Vladimir Skutina Czechoslovakian writer born in Prague Czechia (d. 1995)
16 Jan 1931
Johannes Rau German politician born in Wuppertal Germany (d. 2006)
16 Jan 1932
Jim Berry American cartoonist (Berrys World) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2015)
16 Jan 1933
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 12 18A 27 T-3) born in Udomlya Russia (d. 2003)
16 Jan 1934
William Vollie Alexander Jr. American politician (Rep-D-AR 1969- ) born in Memphis Tennessee
16 Jan 1934
Marilyn Horne American mezzo-soprano born in Bradford Pennsylvania
16 Jan 1934
Richard Wernick American composer born in Boston Massachusetts
16 Jan 1936
Michael White British theater & film producer (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) born in Glasgow (d. 2016)
16 Jan 1937
Bob Bogle American bassist & guitarist (Ventures-Batman Theme) born in Wagoner Oklahoma (d. 2009)
16 Jan 1937
Conny Vandenbos Dutch singer (My rose my little rose) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 2002)
16 Jan 1937
Lorraine Bayly Australian actress born in Narrandera Australia
16 Jan 1937
Luiz Bueno Brazilian racing driver born in So Paulo Brazil (d. 2011)
16 Jan 1938
Michael Pataki American actor (Get Christie Love) born in Youngstown Ohio
16 Jan 1938
J Soares Brazilian author musician and TV personality born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
16 Jan 1941
Christine Janes British tennis player born in Loughton United Kingdom
16 Jan 1941
Richard Bohringer French actor (Diva I Married a Shadow) born in Paris France
16 Jan 1942
Barbara Lynn American singer (Youll Lose a Good Thing) born in Beaumont Texas
16 Jan 1942
Billy Francis American rocker (Dr Hook) born in Mobile Alabama
16 Jan 1942
Tony P. Hall American politician (Rep-D-OH 1979- ) born in Dayton Ohio
16 Jan 1943
Brian Ferneyhough British composer born in Coventry United Kingdom
16 Jan 1943
Gavin Bryars English composer born in Goole United Kingdom
16 Jan 1944
Jim Stafford American singer (Spiders & Snakes My Girl Bill) born in Eloise Florida
16 Jan 1945
Kabir Bedi Pakistani actor (Thief of Baghdad Terminal Entry) born in Lahore Pakistan
16 Jan 1946
Michael L. Coats Capt USNastr (STS 41-D 29 39) born in Sacramento California
16 Jan 1946
Katia Ricclarelli Italian soprano & actress (Falstaff Otello Turandot) born in Rovigo Italy
16 Jan 1947
Georgette Mosbacher American CEO (La Prairie cosmetics) born in Highland Indiana
16 Jan 1947
Juliet Berto French actress (Le Sex Shop) born in Grenoble France (d. 1990)
16 Jan 1947
Magdalen Nabb British author born in Lancashire United Kingdom (d. 2007)
16 Jan 1947
Harvey Proctor British politician born in Pontefract United Kingdom
16 Jan 1948
Anatoli Yakovlevich Solovyov Soviet cosmonaut (TM-591526 STS 71) born in Riga Latvia
16 Jan 1948
Cliff Thorburn Canadian champion snooker player born in Victoria British Columbia
16 Jan 1948
Dalvanius Prime New Zealand entertainer born in Patea New Zealand (d. 2002)
16 Jan 1948
Ruth Reichl American magazine editor born in Greenwich Village New York
16 Jan 1949
Caroline Munro English actress & model (The Spy Who Loved Me Maniac) born in Windsor Berkshire
16 Jan 1950
Debbie Allen American danceractress (3 Girls 3 Lydia-Fame) born in Houston Texas
16 Jan 1950
Damo Suzuki Japanese singer (Can) born in Japan
16 Jan 1952
Lloyd Blaine Hammond Jr. Major USAFastr (STS 39 64) born in Savannah Georgia
16 Jan 1952
Roberta Baskin American correspondent (48 Hours) born in New York United States
16 Jan 1952
Fuad II of Egypt (-53) last King of Egypt born in Abdeen Palace Cairo Egypt
16 Jan 1953
Robert Jay Mathews American neo-Nazi born in Marfa Texas (d. 1984)
16 Jan 1955
Jerry M. Linenger American astronaut (STS 8184) born in Mt Clemens Michigan
16 Jan 1956
Wayne Daniel West Indies cricketer (WI fast bowler 1976-84) born in Saint Philip Barbados
16 Jan 1956
Jennifer Dale Canadian actress born in Toronto Canada
16 Jan 1956
Martin Jol Dutch football manager born in The Hague Netherlands
16 Jan 1956
Ivan Safronov Russian journalist born in Moscow Russia (d. 2007)
16 Jan 1958
Anatoli Boukreev Kazakhstani-Russian mountaineer born in Korkino Russia (d. 1997)
16 Jan 1958
Lena Ek Swedish politician born in Mnsters Sweden
16 Jan 1959
Juanita Bynum American televangelist born in Chicago Illinois
16 Jan 1961
Paul Raven English musician (Killing Joke) born in Wolverhampton United Kingdom (d. 2007)
16 Jan 1961
Jill Sobule American singer-songwriter born in Denver Colorado
16 Jan 1962
Kevin Ross American NFL safety (Atlanta Falcons KC Chiefs) born in Camden New Jersey
16 Jan 1962
Paul Webb English rocker (TalkTalk) born in Southend-on-Sea United Kingdom
16 Jan 1962
Joel Fitzgibbon Australian Labor Party politician born in Bellingen Australia
16 Jan 1963
James May English television presenter born in Bristol United Kingdom
16 Jan 1964
Gail Graham Canadian golfer (2 LPGA Tour titles) born in Vanderhoof British Columbia
16 Jan 1964
Mark Collins American NFL cornerback and safety (NY Giants KC Chiefs GB Packers) born in St. Louis Missouri
16 Jan 1964
Trevor Barsby Australian cricketer (Queensland opening batsman since 1984-85) born in Brisbane Australia
16 Jan 1966
Anthony Washington American discus thrower (Olympic 4th 1996) born in Glasgow Montana
16 Jan 1966
Jack McDowell American pitcher (NY Yankees White Sox Indians) born in Van Nuys California
16 Jan 1967
Jeff Branson American infielder (Cincinnati Reds) born in St. Louis Missouri
16 Jan 1968
David Chokachi American actor (Baywatch) born in Plymouth Massachusetts
16 Jan 1969
Roy Jones Jr. American boxer (4 x weight divisions world champion) born in Pensacola Florida
16 Jan 1970
Don MacLean American NBA forward (NJ Nets Denver Nuggets) born in Palo Alto California
16 Jan 1970
Ron Villone American pitcher (San Diego Padres) born in Englewood New Jersey
16 Jan 1970
Garth Ennis Irish comic book author born in Holywood United Kingdom
16 Jan 1971
Josh Evans American actor (Ricochett The Doors) born in New York
16 Jan 1971
Junior Bryant American NFL defensive end (SF 49ers) born in Omaha Nebraska
16 Jan 1971
Michel Kreek Dutch soccer player (Ajax) born in Amsterdam Netherlands
16 Jan 1971
Sergei Bruguera Spanish tennis star born in Barcelona Spain
16 Jan 1971
Ulrich van Gobbel SurinameDutch soccer player (Feyenoord) born in Paramaribo Suriname
16 Jan 1972
Desiree Leipham American WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-17th-1995) born in Spokane Washington
16 Jan 1972
Joe Horn American NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs) born in Tupelo Mississippi
16 Jan 1972
Dameon Clarke Canadian actor born in Mississauga Canada
16 Jan 1972
Salah Hissou Moroccan long-distance runner born in Morocco
16 Jan 1972
Richard T. Jones American actor born in Kobe Hygo Prefecture Japan
16 Jan 1972
Greg Page Australian musician and actor born in Sydney Australia
16 Jan 1973
Mario Bates American NFL-running back (New Orleans Saints) born in Victoria Texas
16 Jan 1975
Greg Strause American visual effects creator born in Waukegan Illinois
16 Jan 1975
Gillian Iliana Waters American actress born in Los Angeles California
16 Jan 1976
Viktor Maslov Russian racing driver born in Surgut RSFSR Soviet Union
16 Jan 1977
Jeff Foster American basketball player born in London United Kingdom
16 Jan 1978
Alfredo Amzaga Mexican baseball player born in Ciudad Obregn Mexico
16 Jan 1979
Aaliyah [Haughton] American singer and actress born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2001)
16 Jan 1979
Brenden Morrow Canadian ice hockey player born in Carlyle Canada
16 Jan 1979
Jason Ward Canadian ice hockey player born in Chapleau Canada
16 Jan 1587
Alexander Adriaenssen Flemish painter known for his still lifes of fish and game pieces born in Antwerp (d. 1661)
16 Jan 1804
Karl August Krebs German conductor and composer born in Nuremberg (d. 1880)
16 Jan 1815
Adolph Trube German organist teacher and composer born in Waldenburg Saxony (d. 1857)
16 Jan 1838
Franz Brentano German philosopher & psychologist born in Rhine Province Germany (d. 1917)
16 Jan 1853
Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov Russian philosopher born in Moscow Russia (d. 1900)
16 Jan 1868
Cyril Metodej Hrazdira Czech composer and conductor born in Rjec nad Svitavou Moravia Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1926)
16 Jan 1872
Henri-Paul Bsser French composer and conductor born in Toulouse France (d. 1973)
16 Jan 1874
Robert W. Service English-Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee) born in Lancashire England (d. 1958)
16 Jan 1890
Karl Freund German cinematographer and film director (Dracula I love Lucy The Mummy) born in Dvr Krlov (Kniginhof) Bohemia Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1969)
16 Jan 1904
Max Vredenburg Dutch composer and music critic born in Brussels Netherlands (d. 1976)
16 Jan 1905
Ernesto Halffter Spanish composer and conductor born in Madrid Spain (d. 1989)
16 Jan 1931
Vladimr kutina Czechoslovakian writer and actor (Hvezda jede na jih) born in Prague Czechoslovakia (d. 1995)
16 Jan 1935
Udo Lattek German football striker (VfL Osnabrck) and coach (Bayern Munich Borussia Mnchengladbach Borussia Dortmund Barcelona) born in Boe Poland (d. 2015)
16 Jan 1942
Ren Anglil Canadian music executive actor and director (Omert Lapparition) and husband of Cline Dion born in Montral Qubec (d. 2016)
16 Jan 1945
Wim Suurbier Dutch soccer right back (60 caps Ajax 392 games) and manager (LA Heat TB Rowdies) born in Eindhoven Netherlands (d. 2020)
16 Jan 1946
Katia Ricclarelli Italian soprano and actress (Falstaff Otello Turandot) born in Rovigo Italy
16 Jan 1950
Debbie Allen American dancer choreographer actress (Fame -Lydia) producer and director (A Different World) born in Houston Texas
16 Jan 1950
(Kemji) Damo Suzuki Japanese rock singer (Can Damo Suzukis Network) born in Japan
16 Jan 1952
Fuad II of Egypt last King of Egypt and Sudan (-53) born in Abdeen Palace Cairo Egypt
16 Jan 1964
Mark Collins American NFL cornerback and safety (Super Bowl 1986 90 First-team All-Pro 1989 New York Giants) born in St. Louis Missouri
16 Jan 1971
Josh Evans American actor (Ricochett The Doors) and film producer born in New York City
16 Jan 1972
Greg Page Australian musician and actor (The Wiggles) born in Sydney Australia
16 Jan 1973
Josie Davis American actress (Sarah-Charles in Charge Two and a Half Men) born in Los Angeles California
16 Jan 1887
John Hamilton American actor (The Adventures of Superman - Perry White) born in Shippensburg Pennsylvania (d. 1958)
16 Jan 1890
Karl Freund German cinematographer and film director (Dracula I Love Lucy The Mummy) born in Dvr Krlov (Kniginhof) Bohemia Austria-Hungarian Empire (d. 1969)
16 Jan 1893
Daisy Kennedy Australian concert violinist born in Burra-Burra (now Burra) Australia (d. 1981)
16 Jan 1894
Irving Mills [Isadore Minsky] American jazz music publisher manager (Duke Ellington 1926-48) singer and lyricist born in Odessa Ukraine (d. 1985)
16 Jan 1903
Peter Brocco American actor blacklisted in the 1950s (Spartacus One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest) born in Reading Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
16 Jan 1905
Ernesto Halffter Spanish classical and film score composer (Rapsodia portuguesa is Don Quixote de la Mancha) and conductor born in Madrid Spain (d. 1989)
16 Jan 1914
Roger Wagner French-American choral director and educator was born in Le Puy France (d. 1992)
16 Jan 1922
Ernesto Bonino Italian pop singer born in Turin Italy (d. 2008)
16 Jan 1923
Roy Lanham American western swing and jazz guitarist (The Whippoorwills Sons of the Pioneers 1961-86) born in Corbin Kentucky (d. 1991)
16 Jan 1928
Pilar Lorengar [Lorenza Pilar Garca] Aragones soprano born in El Gancho Zaragoza Spain (d. 1996)
16 Jan 1934
Richard Wernick American composer (1977 Pulitzer Prize Visions of Terror and Wonder) born in Boston Massachusetts
16 Jan 1937
Bob Bogle American surf rock bassist and guitarist (Ventures - Walk Dont Run) born in Wagoner Oklahoma (d. 2009)
16 Jan 1937
Conny Vandenbos [Jacoba Hollestelle] Dutch singer (My Rose My Little Rose) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 2002)
16 Jan 1938
Lou Angotti Canadian ice hockey right wing (Chicago Black Hawks) and coach (St. Louis Blues Pittsburgh Penguins) born in Toronto Canada (d. 2021)
16 Jan 1939
Ramon Ray Philips Welsh rock singer (Nashville Teens - Tobacco Road) born in Tiger Bay South Wales
16 Jan 1942
Barbara Lynn [Ozen] American blues singer songwriter and guitarist (Youll Lose A Good Thing) born in Beaumont Texas
16 Jan 1942
Billy Francis American keyboardist (Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Cover of Rolling Stone) born in Sacramento California (d. 2010)
16 Jan 1942
James Jimmy Grashow American sculptor and woodcut artist born in Brooklyn New York
16 Jan 1944
Juan Rodrguez Vega Chilean soccer defender (26 caps Universidad de Chile Atltico Espaol) born in Santiago Chile (d. 2021)
16 Jan 1947
James Sandy Pinkard American country music songwriter born in Abbeville Louisiana
16 Jan 1949
Caroline Munro British actress (Golden Voyage of Sinbad Hammer Horror films) and singer (Tar and Cement Pump Me Up)born Windsor Berkshire England
16 Jan 1951
Richard Rick Thompson American funk-disco guitarist (B. T. Express - Do It (Til Youre Satisfied))
16 Jan 1961
Paul Raven English rock bassist (Killing Joke) born in Wolverhampton United Kingdom (d. 2007)
16 Jan 1961
Jill Sobule American singer-songwriter (I Kissed a Girl) born in Denver Colorado
16 Jan 1962
Paul Webb English rocker (Talk Talk - Its My Life) born in Southend-on-Sea United Kingdom
16 Jan 1728
Niccolo Piccinni Italian composer (Buona Figliuola) born in Bari (d. 1800)
16 Jan 1757
Samuel McIntire American woodcarver and architect (architect of Old Salem) born in Salem Massachusetts (d. 1811) [1]
16 Jan 1870
Jimmy Collins American Baseball HOF 3rd baseman (World Series 1903 Boston Americans NL HR leader 1898 Boston Beaneaters) and manager (Boston Americans 190106) born in Niagara Falls NY (d. 1943)
16 Jan 1870
Wilhelm Normann German chemist (hydrogenated liquid fat creating trans fat) born in Petershagen Germany (d. 1939)
16 Jan 1870
Willie Simms American jockey (US Champion Jockey by wins 1893 94 Kentucky Derby 1896 98 Preakness Stakes 1898 Belmont Stakes 1893 94) born in Augusta Georgia (d. 1927)
16 Jan 1873
Boyd Alexander English explorer and ornithologist (Niger to the Nile) born in Cranbrook England (d. 1910)
16 Jan 1885
Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz Polish politician (President of Poland in-exile 1939-47) born in Kutaisi Georgia Russian Empire (d. 1947)
16 Jan 1894
Guy Chamberlin American early NFL player and coach (Canton Frankford Cards) born in Blue Springs Nebraska (d. 1967)
16 Jan 1902
Evelyn Danzig [Levine] American songwriter (Scarlet Ribbons) born in Waco Texas (d. 1996)
16 Jan 1905
Ernesto Halffter Spanish classical and film score composer (Rapsodia portuguesa Don Quixote de la Mancha) and conductor born in Madrid Spain (d. 1989)
16 Jan 1906
Clement Greenberg American art critic (Art & Culture) born in New York City (d. 1994)
16 Jan 1907
Phillip Vellacott English classical scholar (Penguin Books classical translations) (d. 1997)
16 Jan 1910
Jay Hanna Dizzy Dean American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB All-Star 193437 World Series & NL MVP 1934 St Louis Cardinals) born in Lucas Arkansas (d. 1974)
16 Jan 1911
Gilbert Gadoffre French scholar (Professor of French) and wartime resister (d. 1995)
16 Jan 1912
Franz Tumler Austrian writer (Cloak Aufruf) born in Gries near Bozen South Tyrol (d. 1998)
16 Jan 1914
Roger Aubert Belgian church historian (Le Pontificat de Pie IX) born in Ixelles Belgium (d. 2009)
16 Jan 1918
Stirling Silliphant American screenwriter (In the Heat of the Night Perry Mason) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1996)
16 Jan 1934
William Vollie Alexander Jr. American politician (Rep-D-AR 1969-93) born in Memphis Tennessee
16 Jan 1942
Billy Francis American keyboardist (Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Cover of the Rolling Stone) born in Sacramento California (d. 2010)
16 Jan 1942
Tony P. Hall American politician (Rep-D-OH 1979-2002) born in Dayton Ohio
16 Jan 1943
Ronnie Milsap [Millsaps] American country singer (It Was Almost Like a Song Any Day Now) born in Robbinsville North Carolina
16 Jan 1944
Jim Stafford American singer (Spiders & Snakes My Girl Bill born in Eloise Florida
16 Jan 1949
Caroline Munro British actress (Golden Voyage of Sinbad Hammer Horror films) and singer (Tar and Cement Pump Me Up) born Windsor England
16 Jan 1954
Morten Meldal Danish chemist (2022 Nobel Prize for click chemistry) born in Denmark
16 Jan 1959
Sade [Helen Folasade Adu] Nigerian-born British singer-songwriter arranger and record producer (Soldier of Love Smooth Operator) born in Ibadan Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
16 Jan 1960
Richard Elliot Scottish-born American jazz saxophonist (When a Man Loves a Woman) born in Glasgow Scotland
16 Jan 1972
Dameon Clarke Canadian actor (How to Be a Serial Killer) born in Mississauga Ontario
16 Jan 1972
Joe Horn American NFL wide receiver 1996-2007 (KC Chiefs New Orleans Saints and 1 other team) born in New Haven Connecticut
16 Jan 1972
Richard T. Jones American actor (Judging Amy The Rookie) born in Kobe Hygo Prefecture Japan
16 Jan 1672
Francesco Mancini Neapolitan composer born in Naples Kingdom of Naples Spanish Empire (d. 1737)
16 Jan 1728
Niccol Piccinni Italian classical opera and sacred music composer (Roland Buona Figliuola) born in Bari Kingdom of Naples (d. 1800)
16 Jan 1804
Karl August Krebs German conductor and composer born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1880)
16 Jan 1815
Adolph Trube German organist teacher and composer born in Waldenburg Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1857)
16 Jan 1838
Franz Brentano German philosopher and psychologist born in Rhine Province Germany (d. 1917)
16 Jan 1853
Ian Hamilton British military commander (Boer Wars Gallipoli Campaign) born in Corfu United States of the Ionian Islands (d. 1947)
16 Jan 1894
Guy Chamberlin American CollegePro Football HOF end (Uni of Nebraska 5NFL Cship First-team All-Pro 1920) born in Blue Springs Nebraska (d. 1967)
16 Jan 1910
David McCampbell US Navy captain fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient (WWII Pacific theatre downed 34 Japanese planes) born in Bessemer Alabama (d. 1996)
16 Jan 1914
Roger Wagner French-American choral director and educator born in Le Puy France (d. 1992)
16 Jan 1920
Edgeworth Blair Elliott Reid American actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) born in New York City (d. 2013)
16 Jan 1923
Willem Aantjes Dutch political leader (CDA) had to resign over WWII war record born in Bleskensgraaf Netherlands (d. 2015)
16 Jan 1943
Brian Ferneyhough British composer born in Coventry England
16 Jan 1943
Gavin Bryars English composer born in Goole England
16 Jan 1944
Jim Stafford American singer-songwriter (Spiders & Snakes My Girl Bill) born in Eloise Florida
16 Jan 1944
Katherine Anderson American singer (The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman[ Dont Mess With Bill) born in Ann Arbor Michigan (d. 2023)
16 Jan 1949
Caroline Munro British actress (Golden Voyage of Sinbad Hammer Horror films) and singer (Tar and Cement Pump Me Up) born in Windsor England
16 Jan 1950
(Kemji) Damo Suzuki Japanese rock singer (Can Damo Suzukis Network) born in Japan [1]
16 Jan 1951
Rick Thompson American funk-disco guitarist (B. T. Express - Do It (Til Youre Satisfied)) born in Fairfax South Carolina
16 Jan 1952
Roberta Baskin American correspondent (48 Hours) born in New York City
16 Jan 1953
Mike Henderson American country blues and bluegrass singer-songwriter and slide guitarist (The Bluebloods The SteelDrivers) born in Independence Missouri (d. 2023)
16 Jan 1961
Paul Raven English rock bassist (Killing Joke) born in Wolverhampton England (d. 2007)
16 Jan 1971
Sergi Bruguera Spanish tennis star (French Open 1993 1994) born in Barcelona Spain
16 Jan 1616
Franois de Vendme duc de Beaufort French soldier prominent member of the Fronde and admiral born in Paris (d. 1669)
16 Jan 1634
Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter Norways first recognised female poet born in Bergen Norway (d. 1716)
16 Jan 1697
Richard Savage English poet and playwright born in England (d. 1743) birth date disputed
16 Jan 1807
Charles Henry Davis American scientist and Union naval officer who commanded the Mississippi Flotilla born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1877)
16 Jan 1836
Francis II last King of the Two Sicilies before Italian Unification born in Naples Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (d. 1894)
16 Jan 1837
James Phillip Simms American Confederate general born in Covington Georgia (d. 1887)
16 Jan 1844
Ismail Qemali Albanian nationalist first Prime Minister of Albania (1912-14) born in Vlor Ottoman Empire (d. 1919)
16 Jan 1875
Leonor Michaelis German enzyme kinetic theorist known for the MichaelisMenten equation born in Berlin Germany (d. 1949)
16 Jan 1885
Zhou Zuoren Chinese essayist and scholar born in Shaoxing Zhejiang province China (d. 1967)
16 Jan 1888
Osip Brik Russian avant garde writer (Left Front of the Arts) and literary critic of the Russian formalist school born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1945)
16 Jan 1890
Lloyd Bacon American actor (Charlie Chaplin films) born in San Jose California (d. 1955)
16 Jan 1895
Nat Schachner American biographer and author born in New York City (d. 1955)
16 Jan 1896
Ruth Rose American screenwriter (King Kong) born in Somerville Massachusetts (d. 1978)
16 Jan 1898
Irving Rapper English-American film director known for Now Voyager born in London (d. 1999)
16 Jan 1898
Margaret Booth American film editor MGMs first official film editor (Mutiny on the Bounty) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2002)
16 Jan 1901
Frank Zamboni American businessman and inventor of the ice-resurfacing machine born in Eureka Utah (d. 1988) [1]
16 Jan 1904
Max Vredenburg Dutch composer and music critic born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1976) [1]
16 Jan 1907
Paul Nitze American government official Deputy Secretary of Defence Secretary of the Navy and policy advisor on the USSR born in Amherst Massachusetts (d. 2004)
16 Jan 1907
Phillip Vellacott English classical scholar (Penguin Books classical translations) born at Grays England (d. 1997)
16 Jan 1908
Gnther Prien German World War II submarine captain (U-47 - responsible for sinking at least 30 Allied vessels) born in Osterfeld Germany (d. 1941)
16 Jan 1908
Ralph Cooper American master-of-ceremonies (creator of Amateur Night at the Apollo) actor dancer and choreographer born in Harlem New York City (d. 1992)
16 Jan 1917
Carl Karcher American businessman founded the Carls Jr. hamburger chain born at Upper Sandusky Ohio (d. 2008)
16 Jan 1918
Clem Jones Australian politician Lord Mayor of Brisbane (1961-75) born in Ipswich Queensland (d. 2007)
16 Jan 1918
Nel Benschop Dutch poet known for Gouddraad uit vlas born in the Hague Netherlands (d. 2005)
16 Jan 1923
Anthony Hecht American poet 1968 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for The Hard Hours born in New York City (d. 2004)
16 Jan 1928
John Fozard British aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer (the Hawker Siddeley Harrier) born in Liversedge England (d. 1996)
16 Jan 1928
William Kennedy American Pulitzer Prize-winning writer (Ironweed) and journalist born in Albany New York
16 Jan 1929
Allard Lowenstein American writer (A Brutal Mandate) politician (US Representative from New York 1969-71) and human rights activist born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1980)
16 Jan 1930
Norman Podhoretz American neo-conservative pundit (NY Post) born in Brooklyn New York City
16 Jan 1931
Johannes Rau German politician (President of Germany 1999-2004 Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia 1978-98) born in Wuppertal Germany (d. 2006)
16 Jan 1938
J Soares Brazilian comedian late night television talk show host author (O Xang de Baker Street - A Samba for Sherlock) and jazz musician born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil (d. 2022)
16 Jan 1944
Chris de Marigny British dance administrator born in Berlin Germany (d. 1995)
16 Jan 1950
(Kemji) Damo Suzuki Japanese rock singer (Can Damo Suzukis Network) born in Japan (d. 2024) [1]
16 Jan 1955
Jerry M. Linenger American astronaut (STS 8184) born in Eastpointe Michigan [1]
16 Jan 1963
Simon Johnson British-American economist (2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for comparative work on prosperity between nations) born in Sheffield England [1]
16 Jan 1972
Salah Hissou Moroccan athlete (World Cship gold 5000m 1999 WR 10000m 2638.08 1996) born in Kasba Tadla Morocco
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